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| Sci Fi | Fantasy | |
| The typical reader of this genre has a strong interest in… | Science, Futurism, Space travel | Dragons, Faeries, Elves |
| To convert a “normal” novel into this genre, you would… | Set the story a thousand years in the future and alter the plot accordingly | Set the story in a glade and add extraneous vowels to the characters’ names |
| “Smart” people who generally favor this genre are… | Engineers, programmers, science professors | Rare, unwilling to admit it |
| Books in this genre often include non-human races that are… | Different than those found in other books | Nearly identical to those found in other books |
| You know you are in the home of a fan of this genre when you see a lot of… | Computers | Pewter |
| To market an example of this genre towards children, you would… | Simplify the plot | Place it in a different section of the bookstore |
This was compiled as a visual aid to accompany the ongoing argument constructive discussion in this thread in the forums. Feel free to contribute (unless you are currently wearing earrings designed to resemble a dragon’s claw (pewter) clutching a magical orb (colored glass), in which case send your headshot, marital status, and a recent IQ score to Bill).
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